A Stereo viewer of the Brewster type
Antoine François Jean Claudet (Lyon 1797 - London 1867)
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1860
Materials
Wood, Leather, Glass, Brass
Measurements
105 x 180 x 150 mm
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524964.1
Summary
A stereo viewer of the Brewster type. The body is covered in red morocco leather and the two lenses are mounted in brass. A flap allows illumination but there is no mirror. The base of the unit has in gold lettering 'Claudets Patent 107 Regent Street
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Antoine François Jean Claudet (Lyon 1797 - London 1867), manufacturer